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SXUS43 KARX 190901
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2025

WIZ017-192115-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2025


DATE                                                SAT 04/19/25       /
CDT       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE NE  E  E SE SE
SFC WSPD   4  4  4  4  5  5  6  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
SFC WGUST 13 13 12 12 14 15 16 16 17 16 16 16 15 14 11 10  8  7  6  7  7  8  9 10

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N NE  N  N  N NE SE
1KFT WSPD 14 15 16 16 15 13 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 11  7  4  2  3  5
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SE
3KFT WSPD 17 17 17 17 17 18 17 16 15 14 14 15 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 11  7  4  2  2
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 25 23 21 19 18 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 18 17 16 15 13 11  9  7  7  7

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE   6:07 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:49 PM CDT
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE   6:05 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:51 PM CDT

FTUS53 KAUW 190521
KAUW 190520Z 1906/2006 31006KT P6SM BKN012
     FM191100 31005KT P6SM BKN020
     FM191500 31007KT P6SM BKN035
     FM191700 31009G15KT P6SM SCT045
     FM192100 33004KT P6SM SCT250
&&

SFC.....SURFACE.  1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

WIZ044-192115-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2025


DATE                                                SAT 04/19/25       /
CDT       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE NE NE  E
SFC WSPD   5  5  5  5  5  6  7  8  8  9  8  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 12 10  8  8  6  6  7  7  8  9

1KFT WDIR  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE
1KFT WSPD 15 15 15 14 13 12 11 12 13 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 14 11  9  9  9  9  9 10
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE
3KFT WSPD 18 19 19 19 18 15 13 13 14 16 17 18 19 19 19 18 16 13 10  9  8  8  8  8
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 28 29 29 28 25 22 20 19 20 22 22 23 23 23 23 22 20 18 16 13 11  9  8  7

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 190521 RRC
KMSN 190520Z 1906/2006 34007KT 5SM BR OVC008
     FM190700 33009KT P6SM OVC010
     FM191400 32006KT P6SM BKN024
     FM191700 31008KT P6SM SCT040
     FM200100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
&&

SFC.....SURFACE.  1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

MNZ087-192115-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2025


DATE                                                SAT 04/19/25       /
CDT       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  E  E SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   7  7  7  7  7  8  9 10 10 10 10  9  9  7  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  4  4
SFC WGUST 14 14 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 16 16 14 13 11  9  7  6  6  5  6  7  7  8

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  E  E  E  E
1KFT WSPD 17 18 19 19 17 15 13 13 15 16 16 15 14 14 13 12  9  5  2  2  2  4  6  8
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N
3KFT WSPD 14 13 13 13 15 17 19 19 18 17 17 16 16 16 15 14 13 10  9  8  8  9  9  9
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 23 24 24 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 18 19 19 21 22 23 23 22 20 16 12  8  7  6

SKY COVER SC SC SC BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT

FTUS53 KRST 190521 RRC
KRST 190520Z 1906/2006 32010KT P6SM SCT050
     FM191600 29013KT P6SM FEW050
     FM200100 VRB04KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WX
&&

SFC.....SURFACE.  1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

WIZ041-192115-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2025


DATE                                                SAT 04/19/25       /
CDT       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   5  5  4  4  5  6  6  7  7  8  7  7  6  6  4  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2
SFC WGUST 14 13 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 14 14 13 11 10  8  7  6  5  6  6  7  8

1KFT WDIR  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE
1KFT WSPD 16 15 14 13 12 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 16 15 12  9  6  5  6  7  8  8
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE
3KFT WSPD 15 14 13 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 17 14 11  8  7  7  7  7  8
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 26 27 27 27 24 21 18 18 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 23 22 19 16 13 11  8  6  5

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT

FTUS53 KLSE 190521 RRB
KLSE 190520Z 1906/2006 33007KT P6SM BKN045
     FM191600 30009KT P6SM FEW060 FEW250
     FM200100 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
&&

SFC.....SURFACE.  1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

IAZ019-192115-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2025


DATE                                                SAT 04/19/25       /
CDT       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E
SFC WSPD   9  8  8  8  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6
SFC WGUST 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 15 15 15 14 13 12 10  9  8  8  8  9  9 10 10 11

1KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E
1KFT WSPD 22 23 23 22 19 16 13 13 13 14 15 15 15 14 13 12  9  7  6  6  7  8 10 12
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
3KFT WSPD 13 13 13 13 14 15 16 16 15 14 15 15 15 15 14 13 11  8  7  7  8  9 10 12
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 26 26 26 25 23 20 18 18 20 21 21 21 20 21 22 23 22 20 17 15 12 10  8  6

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 190521
KALO 190520Z 1906/2006 30009KT P6SM SCT040 OVC060
     FM191100 33010KT P6SM SCT250
     FM200000 02005KT P6SM FEW250
&&

SFC.....SURFACE.  1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

WIZ061-192115-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2025


DATE                                                SAT 04/19/25       /
CDT       4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A

SFC WDIR  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WSPD   6  6  6  6  6  7  7  8  8  8  8  7  7  6  5  4  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  4
SFC WGUST 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 14 13 13 11 11 10  8  8  8  9  9 10 10 11

1KFT WDIR  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE
1KFT WSPD 16 15 14 13 12 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 12 10  9 10 12 14 14 14
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE
3KFT WSPD 15 15 14 14 12 11 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 12 10  9  8  9  9  9  8
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 30 29 29 28 27 25 24 24 24 25 25 26 26 26 27 26 24 21 18 16 15 14 13 11

SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
 POP6HR   |        0        |        0        |        0        |        0


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 190540
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 190540Z 1906/2006 34015KT P6SM SCT008 BKN030
     FM191200 34008KT P6SM BKN050
     FM191600 32010KT P6SM BKN250
     FM200100 02006KT P6SM BKN250=
&&

SFC.....SURFACE.  1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$